Zhao Xiaole mounted his fast horse and rushed all the way to the palace.
I didn't expect that things would develop so fast, and I didn't expect that things would become so serious.
Zhao Xiaole quickly resisted Dong Gong, but after meeting the prince, he didn't say a word.
The prince was originally very anxious, but after seeing Zhao Xiaole, he became less anxious and breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"You're not hurt, are you?"
"Your Highness, I am fine."
Zhao Xiaole picked up the prince's cup and took a big sip first.
The prince advised: "Drink slowly, don't be in a hurry."
Li Lin's report and the explosion incident were immediately sent to her on the docket.
The prince had no idea.
What she was most worried about was Zhao Xiaole's safety.
At this moment, seeing that Zhao Xiaole was fine, he let go of his worries.
Zhao Xiaole put down the cup and took a deep breath, "I was in the mansion at the time and was not affected. Please worry about me."
The prince's face turned slightly red and he spat: "Who is worried about you? You are just being sentimental."
This little daughter's behavior is very rare, but Zhao Xiaole has something on his mind and has no intention of teasing her.
Then, he recounted his conversation with Prince Qian one by one.
The prince frowned after hearing this, "Xiao Le, do you mean to ask me to give him a title and send him back to Qian Country?"
Zhao Xiaole sighed: "If what is expected is true, even if His Highness does not give it, Liu Bern is already operating in Qian Kingdom. I am afraid that the request for exchange of hostages is already on the way to Jingyang."
The prince hammered the document hard, "Damn it, this Liu Bern, and the Prince of Qian Kingdom, have caused such a big mess in the capital, and now they just slap their butts and want to leave. It is simply unreasonable!"
"It seems that I was too concerned at the beginning. If I had followed your wishes, I probably wouldn't have forced Liu Bo to rebel."
Zhao Xiaole consoled him: "Your Highness, there is no need to blame yourself. Liu Boen has been operating in the capital for many years. If he had no rebellious intentions, he would not secretly befriend the prince of Qian Kingdom."
"However, if you let people go for nothing, I really won't be willing to do so!" the prince said in frustration.
"Your Highness, if we don't let him go, Prince Qian will be able to escape on his own. If we push him further, I'm afraid the losses in the capital will be incalculable. And if the third prince and the queen get into trouble..."
"I understand."
The prince sighed.
If the prince of the Qian Kingdom ignites all the gunpowder in the city, regardless of the casualties of the people, even if he wants to rebuild the capital, three million taels of silver may not be enough as a base.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaole continued: "Your Highness, there is no need to be angry. Even if the Prince of Qian Kingdom wants to leave, we must at least peel off a few layers of his skin."
"It's absolutely impossible to give him a discount."
A hint of coldness flashed in Zhao Xiaole's eyes.
He has never been so frustrated since time travel.
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Another bombing made the people in Beijing nervous.
Rumors are flying again.
As usual, the court stepped in to quell the rumors.
At the same time, the imperial court also announced the results of the investigation after the two explosions, convicting the Minister of Industry of improperly managing gunpowder, which resulted in such heavy property casualties.
In view of the fact that the Minister of Industry was insane, the imperial court did not hold him accountable and simply dismissed him from office.
The reason why the Minister of Industry and Industry was kidnapped was because Liu Bern sought justice for his brother and then instigated others to do it.
In view of his death, the imperial court did not hold him accountable, but only removed all honors from his brother Liu Bo and demoted him to a commoner.
After these news were announced, public opinion gradually calmed down.
Although these conclusions, which were announced to the world, were evasive in some aspects, these two people could not do without their responsibilities.
It just distorts some facts.
The fact that Liu Bo Xin was able to place so much gunpowder was indeed responsible for the poor storage of the work by the Ministry of Industry. And Liu Bo Xin's actions, although somewhat contrary to his own purpose, were indeed inseparable from him.
The dismissal of Liu Bo's honor can be regarded as the prince letting out a bad breath.
As for the murderer of King Tiedan, the imperial court defined it as a vendetta and handed it over to the Ministry of Punishment to deal with it, which was regarded as an end to the matter.
Even though his disciples were dissatisfied, the murderer was obviously a master in the world, but they could not find any reason to complain.
We can only let it go.
Not long after this information was released, Xie Jiang and Princess Loulan announced their withdrawal from the campaign for prime minister.
Xie Jiang was injured and did not want to continue taking risks, while Princess Loulan was disgusted with killing each other after learning the truth.
Next, what was more difficult for Zhao Xiaole to deal with was the problem of explosives in the capital. He asked people from the West Factory to search around, and indeed found a lot. However, it was inevitable that some would be missed, and he still had to get the map of the Prince of Qian Kingdom.
On this day, Prince Qian came to visit him personally.
Zhao Xiaole followed the usual practice and asked someone to serve him tea. After everyone else left, Prince Qian held his hands and said:
"I came here today to say goodbye to the Marquis. Presumably, the transfer order from the Kingdom of Qian has now arrived on His Highness the Crown Prince's desk. Marquis, this is the location of all the explosives stored in the capital. This is Liu Bern's letter to you."
Zhao Xiaole took it and looked at it, raised his eyes and asked: "Your Highness, aren't you worried that after I get these things, you won't be allowed to leave the capital?"
Prince Qianguo smiled and said: "It will be of no benefit to the Marquis to keep me here. If I return to the country and obtain the throne, I will definitely repay the Marquis for his great kindness."
In fact, both of them knew that what they just said was a joke.
The imperial edict to the outside world has been issued. At least on the surface, Prince Qian has done nothing wrong.
Zhao Xiaole also had no reason to keep him.
As for other criminal evidence, Zhao Xiaole currently has no evidence that can directly prove the other party's guilt.
Just as Prince Qian said, keeping him would do no good to Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole sighed: "I never like verbal promises. If you want to repay your kindness, then come up with something sincere!"
As if he had expected it, Prince Qian took out a thick book and handed it to Zhao Xiaole, "Master Marquis, I wonder how sincere this is?"
Zhao Xiaole didn't know why, so he took it and looked at it, then quickly flipped through the book. After a while, he put down the book and sighed:
"Liu Bern has really tried his best to save his family. Let's go!"
Prince Qian Guo stood up and said: "Master Hou, the mountains and rivers will not change. I think we will see each other again one day, so let's say goodbye."
After saying that, regardless of whether Zhao Xiaole returned the gift or not, Prince Qian simply left.
And the book he left behind was impressively collected by Liu Bern over the years, with every description of the third prince's behavior. Based on the crimes in this book, Zhao Xiaole could now report it to the prince and have the third prince imprisoned and executed.
This shows the weight of this booklet.
Zhao Xiaole put this book away. Now is not the time to capture the Third Prince. He must find a suitable opportunity.
Otherwise, the queen will be forced to side with the third prince.
Liu Bern's desperate behavior must never happen again to the third prince.
Then Jingyang will probably be completely in chaos.